输不起

Traditional: 輸不起

shū bù qǐ

Dictionary entry

to take defeat with bad grace

What does 输不起 mean?

输不起 (shū bù qǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to take defeat with bad grace

2to be a sore loser

3cannot afford to lose

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输shūto lose; to be beaten · (bound form) to transport 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-起qǐto rise · to raise

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